Life in Oleshki and the exit from occupation: testimonies of residents

October 26, 2026, Ternopil.

Alla and Anatoliy Onyshchenko, who left occupied Oleshki on September 15, 2026, talk about: life in a blockaded city, the beginning of a full-scale invasion, the consequences of the explosion of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station, the mining of roads by the Russian military, hunting for people, being held hostage and living at gunpoint, lack of food, leaving the occupation, previous attempts to leave the city, and their feelings for those who remained.